Ride the Skies

Studio album by Lightning Bolt

Released

February, 2001

Recorded

Providence, Rhode Island

Genre

Noise rock

Length

35:33

Label

Load Records – LOAD #31

Producer

Dave Auchenbach

Lightning Bolt chronology

Lightning Bolt
(1999)

Ride the Skies
(2001)

Wonderful Rainbow
(2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	A- link
Pitchfork Media	8.1/10 link

Ride the Skies is the second album by noise rock band Lightning Bolt. Track #2, "Saint Jacques," is named after bassist Dan St. Jacques, a friend of the band and member of the bands Olneyville Sound System, Vincebus Eruptum (former), and Landed, the latter of which both Brian Gibson and Brian Chippendale are former members. Scandinavian free jazz power trio The Thing recorded a cover of track #4, "Ride the Sky." The cover is on their 2006 CD Action Jazz, released on the Norwegian label Smalltown Superjazzz.

Track listing

"Forcefield" – 4:01
"Saint Jacques" – 4:13
"13 Monsters" – 2:48
"Ride the Sky" – 4:27
"The Faire Folk" – 6:16
"Into the Mist 2" – 3:21
"Wee Ones Parade" – 5:19
"Rotator" – 5:08

Album personnel

Brian Chippendale – drums and vocals
Brian Gibson – bass guitar
Dave Auchenbach – recording engineer
Jeff Lipton – mastering

External links

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